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Fiery derailments spark worries about more rail cars carrying oil
(Source: Kansas City Star, February 22, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Across North America, authorities in communities large and small shudder at a very recent threat — trains carrying hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil through urban areas in tank cars prone to...
CSX derailment in Covington leaves 2 injured
(Source: Cincinnati.com, February 23, 2014) COVINGTON, Ky. -- A train derailment Saturday in Covington injured two people and prompted the evacuation of two homes near the accident. The two injured people were workers on the train. Full story: Cincinnati.com
Obama to stop at St. Paul’s Union Depot on Wednesday
(Source: Pioneer Press, February 22, 2014) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When President Barack Obama comes to the Twin Cities on Wednesday, he'll make a stop at Union Depot in St. Paul to discuss transportation and transit issues, a source confirmed Saturday. Full story:...
BLET member John Nutter a part of ‘Cotton to Silk’ project to record memories of black rail employees
(Source: Roanoke Times, February 16, 2014) ROANOKE, Va. -- BLET member John Nutter, a retired member of Division 301 (Roanoke, Va.), is a part of the "Cotton to Silk" project, an oral history project organized for the Historical Society of Western Virginia. "Cotton to...
Feds give California high-speed rail 3-month funding extension
(Source: Associated Press, February 23, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. -- Federal transportation officials have extended the deadline three months, to July 1, that the California High-Speed Rail Authority has to start spending more state money on the project. As a condition of...
Freight railroads join U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx in announcing industry crude by rail safety initiative
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 21, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation’s major freight railroads today joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in announcing a rail operations safety initiative that will institute new...
Maryland bill may require Holocaust reparations from rail company
(Source: National Public Radio, February 21, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lawmakers in Maryland are considering a bill that would block one of the firms seeking to bid on a multibillion-dollar light rail project from winning its bid unless its majority stockholder agrees...
Canadian Pacific Railway declares limited dividend
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, February 20, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta -- The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today declared a quarterly dividend of thirty-five cents ($0.35) Canadian per share on the outstanding Common Shares. The...
SEPTA weighing return of after-midnight subway service
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 21, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- SEPTA may restore weekend late-night service on the Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines, agency officials said Thursday. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
New Mexico’s legislative session ends with no solution to save Southwest Chief route
(Source: Santa Fe New Mexican, February 20, 2014) SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico’s legislative session concluded Thursday without a commitment to fund the state’s share of a proposed partnership to keep Amtrak’s Southwest Chief running through the northern portion of...
